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Art

Very early concept artwork for Bowser. Super Mario Galaxy concept art Cat Princess Peach Concept Artwork Concept art of the Odyssey in Super Mario Odyssey.
Very early concept art of Bowser. Concept art of various areas for Super Mario Galaxy . Super Mario 3D World concept art of Princess Peach. Concept art of the Odyssey for Super Mario Odyssey .
Concept art: Concept art for a game, comic, television series, film, or other work. This tag takes precedence over the artwork tags below. Categorized under Category:Concept art. Syntax: {{concept-art}}
Artwork of Bowser from Mario Party 8 (also used in Super Mario Run) Artwork for Super Paper Mario, used in the American and Australian boxarts. Artwork of Yoshi and Baby Mario in Yoshi Touch & Go (later reused for Yoshi's Island DS) Artwork of Cloud Mario from Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Reused in Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2)
Bowser, from the game Mario Party 8 ; represented with 3D-style artwork. Artwork of a group of characters appearing in the background, in the game Super Paper Mario . Green Yoshi, carrying Baby Mario from Yoshi's Island DS ; representing in crayon-like drawing. One of Mario's forms, Cloud Mario in Super Mario Galaxy 2 , containing a good amount of shading while retaining its depicted 3D artwork.
Character artwork: Artwork that represents a character or group of characters from a game. Categorized under Category:Character artwork. Syntax: {{character-artwork}}
Crystal Coconut artwork from Donkey Kong 64 Bowser Castle as it seen in Itadaki Street DS Lever Switch Baseball Kingdom
Artwork of a Crystal Coconut, coming from Donkey Kong 64 . Artwork of Bowser's Castle, from Itadaki Street DS . A Lever Switch object, appearing in Super Mario Galaxy . Bird's eye view of the Baseball Kingdom, coming from Mario Super Sluggers .
Non-character artwork: A piece of artwork that contains an item, object, location, or anything other than character(s). Categorized under Category:Artwork. Syntax: {{artwork}}
Sprite of a 1-Up Mushroom Mario taking off his cap from New Super Mario Bros. Piranha Plants on Parade level thumbnail World 1-1
Sprite of a 1-Up Mushroom from Super Mario World . 3D model of Mario from New Super Mario Bros. Wii . Ripped level thumbnail asset from Super Mario Bros. Wonder . Level map of World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.
Game sprite / 3D render / Asset / Map: A pixel art sprite, 3D render, ripped asset, or level map from a game. The sprite tag applies pixelated scaling in articles, and the asset tag applies smooth scaling. Categorized under Category:Game assets or Category:Game maps. Syntax: {{game-sprite}} / {{game-3Drender}} / {{game-asset}} / {{game-map}}

Screenshots / scans

A screenshot of 25m from the arcade version of Donkey Kong. Mario running past Koopa the Quick in Bob-omb Battlefield. Watch Out Below! Mario and Koops encounter Hooktail in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Game screenshot from the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Game screenshot from the game Super Mario 64 , recognized with 3D graphics at the Nintendo 64 era. Game screenshot from the game Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 , composed with sprites appearing on the screen. Game screenshot of Mario and Koops confronting Hooktail from the game Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door .
Game screenshot: Typical screenshot that is generally taken from a video game. Categorized under Category:Game screenshots. Syntax: {{game-screenshot}}
The title card for The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Animation Sightings A scene from episode one, "Bad Hair Day," of the Donkey Kong Country televison series. Luigi calls Dr. Fruitcake to discuss Mario's rapidly deteriorating mental state.
Screenshot of the intro of the show, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 . Animation reference of the appearance of Donkey Kong, from American Dad! . Scene of a Donkey Kong Country TV series episode, "Bad Hair Day". Live action segment scene of "Bonkers From Yonkers", from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
TV screenshot: An image of a scene from a television show or commercial. Categorized under Category:Television screenshots. Syntax: {{tv-screenshot}}
A sign with the Thwomp name, in the Super Mario Bros. movie The Wizard Luigi kicking Queen Bowser in Super Mario Shirayuki-hime Mario playing his Family Computer.
Taken screenshot of a scene from the Super Mario Bros. film. Screenshot of a scene where a protagonist named Jimmy was the first to play Super Mario Bros. 3 , from the film The Wizard . Luigi kicking Bowser's stomach, taken from Super Mario Shirayuki-hime . Mario playing his Famicom in the Japanese animated film Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! .
Film screenshot: Screenshot of a scene that came from the movie. Categorized under Category:Film screenshots. Syntax: {{film-screenshot}}
Screenshot from a promotional video for Mario Sports Mix Cowboy Jed Reggie Fils-Aimé revealing the eShop for the Nintendo 3DS. Playable characters from Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher
Miis from Mario Sports Mix commercial. Cowboy Jed showing off Bowser's "squidded" Flame Flyer. Reggie Fils-Aimé reveals Nintendo eShop for Nintendo 3DS. Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher promotional video.
Video screenshot: An image from copyrighted video, such as a YouTube video. Categorized under Category:Video screenshots. Syntax: {{video-screenshot}}
Mario, Goombella, and Koops battling on Hooktail from Super Mario-kun Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing page The Kongs meeting aliens who are hijacking the Earth A panel from the White Knuckle Scorin' comic, depicting Mario, Luigi and Peach beating up Bowser and his Mechakoopas.
Hooktail's appearance, faced by Mario, and his two partners Goombella and Koops from the manga series Super Mario-kun . A page depicting several panels of the comic "Mario Bros. Museum of Plumbing", as part of the Nintendo Comics System . Comic page of the issue Donkey Kong in: Banana Day 24, coming from Club Nintendo German magazine. A comic scene page that came from White Knuckle Scorin' comic.
Comic/manga scene: An image that comes from a comic/manga page, or part of the page. Categorized under Category:Comic scenes. Syntax: {{comic-scene}}

Covers / box art

United States box art for Super Mario Bros. North American box art for Super Mario Land European box art for Mario Party 7 with the Nintendo GameCube Microphone included Super Mario World game cover: The japanese version of the game cover
NES box art of one of the first Super Mario games, Super Mario Bros. Game Boy box art of Super Mario Land , one of the first Mario games in a portable game system. Bundle pack image of Mario Party 7 , that comes with a Nintendo GameCube and a Nintendo GameCube Microphone. Japanese version of the SNES boxart, Super Mario World .
Game cover: An image of a box cover that depicts the title of a game, usually the front side. Categorized under Category:Game covers. Syntax: {{game-cover}}
Super Mario World (television series) The cover of the The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3: The Complete Series DVD. The Best of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! front cover The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!: Off the Map cover
DVD cover of Captain N: The Game Master and Super Mario World TV series. The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 complete series DVD cover. The Best of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! DVD cover. "Off the Map", as part of the The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! .
DVD cover: Front or back cover image of the DVD title. Categorized under Category:DVD covers. Syntax: {{dvd-cover}}
The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! VHS Tapes The cover of the Super Mario Momotarō OVA (original video animation). VHS cover of Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut VHS cover
Three VHS boxes of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episodes: "Count Koopula", "Koopa Klaus" (mistaken to be "Koopa Claus"), and "The Great BMX Race". VHS cover of the Super Mario Momotarō item, as part of the Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros. anime. Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyūshutsu Dai Sakusen! VHS cover. VHS cover of Donkey Kong Country: The Legend of the Crystal Coconut .
VHS cover: Front or back cover image of the VHS title. Categorized under Category:VHS covers. Syntax: {{vhs-cover}}
Front cover from Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack. Soundtrack cover of Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Back cover from Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack. The cover of White Knuckle Scorin'
Diddy Kong Racing Original Soundtrack front cover image. Mario & Luigi RPG: Sound Selection album cover, containing selected music from the first three Mario & Luigi series. Back album cover of Mario Basketball 3on3 Original Soundtrack . White Knuckle Scorin' soundtrack CD cover.
Album cover: An image of the front/back cover of the album, or soundtrack CD. Categorized under Category:Album covers. Syntax: {{album-cover}}
In the Palm of Your Hand... Duh Stoopid Bomb! Piranha-Round Sue Super Mario-kun, Volume 37
In the Palm of Your Hand... front comic cover. Duh Stoopid Bomb! front comic cover. Piranha-Round Sue front comic cover. 37th issue of the Japanese manga series, Super Mario-kun .
Comic/manga cover: Front or back cover of a comic/manga image. Categorized under Category:Comic book covers. Syntax: {{comic-cover}}
The cover of the Game Boy Advance book Warioland 4 (based on the game Wario Land 4). Cover art for Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool. The cover of How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains. Cover for Mario and the Incredible Rescue
Warioland 4 book cover. Super Mario Bros. 3: Happy Birthday, Princess Toadstool book cover, published by Little Golden Books. How to Draw Nintendo Greatest Heroes & Villains book cover. Mario and the Incredible Rescue book cover.
Book cover: An image showing the front or back cover of the book; not to be confused as a magazine cover. Categorized under Category:Book covers. Syntax: {{book-cover}}

Logos

The logo for Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom. The PAL logo for Super Mario Sunshine Super Princess Peach Japanese logo Yoshi Touch & Go logo
Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom game logo. Super Mario Sunshine game logo. Japanese version of the Super Princess Peach game logo. Yoshi Touch & Go game logo.
Game logo: Image of a game cover that usually appears on the front game cover title. Categorized under Category:Game logos. Syntax: {{game-logo}}
Current Nintendo logo (2016-present): On May 11, 2016, several months after when Tatsumi Kimishima took the company helm, Nintendo's logo was changed to white-on-red. Wii logo Bandai Namco logo The Yoshi series emblem, from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.
The current Nintendo logo, representing as a brand and the whole company. The Wii logo, part of the Wii gaming console. Namco Bandai Games logo. The Yoshi emblem, resembling Yoshi's Egg; appearing in Super Smash Bros. Brawl .
General logo: An image of a logo that represents a symbol. Categorized under Category:Logos. Syntax: {{logo}}

Promotional

A photo of Shigeru Miyamoto along with his toy characters A Marshmallow candy that was produced by Au'some Candies. The design of the candy has either a 1-Up Mushroom with a Mario head or a barrel with a Donkey Kong head. Photo of the Mario Kart Arcade GP 2, containing revealed info. A blue Donkey Kong arcade cabinet.
Photo of Shigeru Miyamoto holding his stuffed toys, with in order: Luigi, Wario, Donkey Kong, Mario, and Yoshi. Picture of a candy-branded product called Marshmallow Jelly Pop, featuring Donkey Kong, and Mario. Photo of the Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 , containing revealed info. Picture of the Donkey Kong arcade machine.
Photo: A photograph of a person, object/product, or event. Images are likely taken by a camera. Categorized under Category:Photos. Syntax: {{photo}}
Yuppers. Steve-o will add this to the list later. Promotional flyer for Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom flyer Flyer for Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters promotional poster. Promotional poster of a Super Mario pinball machine. A promotion poster of Donkey Kong: Banana Kingdom , showing details for gameplay. Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land front poster.
Poster: An image of the front or back side of the poster that is used for promotional purposes. Categorized under Category:Posters. Syntax: {{poster}}

Media files

DK Dock theme from Mario Sports Mix . Daisy Circuit theme from Mario Kart Wii . Friend List menu theme from the Nintendo 3DS. Deep Dark Galaxy theme from Super Mario Galaxy .
Music sample: A file that contains a sample piece of music. Categorized under Category:Fair use music samples. Syntax: {{music-sample}}
Extended 1-Up sound glitch from Super Mario Bros. 3 . Voice clip of White Mage from Mario Sports Mix . Death sound effect from Wrecking Crew '98 . Sonic the Hedgehog voice clip from Super Smash Bros. Brawl .
Sound/voice clip: A file that contains a sound effect or voice line. Categorized under Category:Fair use sound clips. Syntax: {{sound-clip}}
Opening scene from Mario Sports Mix . Gameplay from the Super Mario All-Stars game Super Mario Bros. 2 . Prologue scene from Paper Mario . One of the glitches from Super Mario Bros .
Video clip: A video from a game. Categorized under Category:Fair use video clips. Syntax: {{video-clip}}
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